Hindsight is always grand, but the fact is, the Mariners could have picked Tim Lincecum and Troy Tulowitzki instead of Brandon Morrow and Jeff Clement. And those decisions are hurting the franchise now. …

Freddie Ljungberg has played in plenty of big-time soccer games in his international career, but the Sounders FC midfielder acknowledged it was a pretty special situation when he entered his first game in Seattle to a huge roar from Qwest Field fans on Saturday night. …